Goals at last

BURY finally found their shooting boots this week - only for their defence to let them down.

STRIKER Glynn Hurst is the new hero at Bury having netting three goals in his first two games.

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BURY finally found their shooting boots this week - only for their defence to let them down.

The Shakers held the lead twice in their League Two home games against Accrington Stanley and Barnet.

But they ended up drawing both matches 2-2 and are now third from bottom in the table with only eight points from their first 11 League Two games.

The loan signing of striker Glynn Hurst has brought a smile to Bury fans' faces though. He has had a stunning first week at the Gigg Lane club, ending the Shakers' four-game goal drought with a brace against Barnet.

And he was also on target against last season's Conference champions Accrington. He should have been awarded a penalty too.

Strike partner Andy Bishop gave Bury the lead on Tuesday, rifling Tom Kennedy's fifth minute corner into the roof of the net.

Poor defending enabled Gary Roberts to equalise for Accrington but Hurst put Bury back in front on 35 minutes with a fine header from Kennedy's cross.

Accrington caught Bury sleeping just a minute later with Romauld Boco slotting the ball under Shakers goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Bury kept their heads up and would have recorded a deserved win had it not been for two magnificent second half saves from visiting goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin. Bishop and Hurst were the players denied.

The Shakers were also unlucky not to win against Barnet. Bury manager Chris Casper blamed referee David Foster for their failure to to do.

The Tyne and Wear official gave Barnet a lifeline by awarding an 80th minute penalty for an innocuous looking challenge by Schmeichel.

Ian Hendon scored from the spot and Casper said: "It was a shocking decision and it cost us the game."

Hurst opened the scoring on his Bury debut by smashing home Bishop's 14th minute flick on. And, after Tresor Kendol had equalised for the visitors, Hurst slid in to direct Paul Scott's cross into the bottom corner on 74 minutes.